The settlement by AT&T is a colossal 177 million to the customers who suffered two major data breaches in 2019 and 2024, which exposed sensitive personal information, such as Social Security numbers, birthdates and contact records. In case you are an AT&T customer and have been affected by such breaches, it is possible to claim up to $7,500 before December 18, 2025, which is the final date to claim.
The Information About the Data Breaches and Settlement
– The breach of 2019 revealed personal data of around 7.6 million current and former customers of AT&T.
– In the 2024 breach, there was unauthorized access to AT&T U.S. call and text logs of almost all its customers (approximately 109 million) through the cloud data service Snowflake.
– The settlement is divided into two funds, 149 million of which is put up by the breach in 2019 and 28 million by the breach in 2024.
– The payment amount is up to $5,000 in 2019 breach and up to 2,500 in 2024 breach- claimants in both breaches can recover up to an aggregate of 7,500.
– Preferential treatment to those with proven financial losses will be given, with the rest of the money disbursed as the remnants.
Instructions of Making Your Claim in the Settlement
– Go to the official site [telecomdatasettlement.com] (telecomdatasettlement.com).
– Locate your Class Member ID in your notification email or letter of Kroll Settlement Administration.
– Fill in your claim on-line using your Class Member ID, AT&T account number (or full name where available), and your e-mail address.
– Preferably, claim forms may be downloaded and sent to:
AT&T Data Incident Settlement.
Kroll Settlement Administration LLC c/o.
P.O. Box 5324
York, 101-532
– Mailed claims must be posted no later than December 18, 2025.
Important Dates
| Deadline | Description |
|---|---|
| December 18, 2025 | Final deadline to submit claims |
| November 17, 2025 | Last chance to opt out or object |
| January 15, 2026 | Final settlement approval hearing |
FAQs
Q1. How do I know about the ATT settlement?
You probably qualify in case your information was exposed in either of the 2019 or 2024 data breaches and are or were an AT&T customer.
Q2. How much money can I get?
The maximum cost of the 2019 breach is of up to 5,000, and the 2024 breach is of up to 2,500, making the total cost up to 7,500.
Q3. What should I do in case I do not meet the deadline of December 18?
This settlement will deprive you of the chance to get compensated on these breaches and deprive you of the chance to bring an independent lawsuit against AT&T on these breaches.
